The ancients of South America worshipped the ‘Sun’ and for the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs, their very land was a monument to the Sun and one such example is ‘Tiwanaku’ one of the largest archeological sites of South America and said by some to be at least 12,000 years old. The ancient city of Tiwanaku … Read more
‘Dhatus’ whose meaning is ‘component parts’ are the fundamental building blocks of the Ancient Sanskrit language. Imagine a lego set with over 2000 building blocks enabling one to construct a ‘house’ or a ‘boat’ or a ‘plane’ its a similar thing in Sanskrit. If we open up our Sanskrit lego box we find there are … Read more
‘Champa’ once resided upon the banks of the river Ganga within the Indian state of Bihar and its known today as ‘Bhagalpur’ but some 5000 years ago it was ‘Champa’ the capital of ‘Anga’ the kingdom of the great warrior Karna and part of the powerful state of Maghadha. As well as playing a prominent … Read more
The ancient region of ‘Shrutakal’ resides upon the banks of the river Ganges located halfway between Delhi and Haridwar, its history is glorious as this is the place where the great king Pariksit fasted until death and this is the place where a great spiritual personality narrated the Bhagavatam. ‘Srimad Bhagavatam’ means the beautiful ( … Read more
The ancient soothsayer had seen the message written in the stars and as he saw the great Emperor Julius Caesar coming towards him he warned ‘beware the ides of march’. Alas what is written is written and on the 15th of March Julius Caesar became the sacrificial lamb offered by the senate of Rome. According … Read more
‘C’ is the first letter of ‘cycle’ its the first letter of ‘circle’ and its appearance gives one the impression of a circle and according to some the inherent nature of this letter ‘C’ as seen within ‘cakra’ as seen within ‘chandra’ is related to circular motion. ‘Ca’ is a root from Sanskrit which has … Read more
Veda describes this universe as a cosmic egg and according to Norse cosmology the universe takes the form of a cosmic egg. Towering vertically through the centre of this universe is “Mount Meru” a cosmic axial mountain which connects the heavens, the earth and the underworld. Towering vertically through the centre of this universe is … Read more
‘Vrk’ is a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is to ‘take’ to ‘seize’ and this expands to become ‘vrka’ whose primal meaning is that which ‘tears’ and whose secondary meanings are wolf, thunderbolt, plough, hyena, jackal and warrior, all of which are known to ‘rip’ to ‘tear’. Vrka whose meaning is ‘wolf’ … Read more
‘Rta’ is a word from the language of Sanskrit which goes back in time some 6000 years to the compilation of the Rig Veda where it is mentioned some 400 times hence ‘rta’ is a word which holds much importance within the Vedas and the ancient language of Sanskrit. Within the pages of the Rig … Read more
